Mission Made: How Museum Stores Are Embracing Sustainability and Inclusivity When most people think of museum stores, they likely envision shelves filled with postcards, magnets, and keychains featuring famous artworks or other exhibits. In recent years, however, many...
Make Time — to BLOG! MSA is always seeking relevant content for our bi-weekly blog, and we hope you are interested in sharing your skills and experiences with the MSA community. All of the members of our community are trained professionals and experts in the...
PRO-file: Howard Schwartz Name: Howard Schwartz Job Title: Co-Owner Business Name: Whitney Howard Designs Location: Calabasas, CA Where did you grow up? I grew up in Northern California – but I went to school in NY at the University of Syracuse. I started out in the...
Are You Ready — for BOOT CAMP? This week’s blog post is by Cathy Nagle-Ervin, Retail Consultant at RetailTrainingTools.com, who is leading the popular Nonprofit Retail Boot Camp at MSA FORWARD 2022 this year. Be sure to purchase your ticket for this...
2020 New Year’s Resolutions As the holidays race by in a rush of business and time with friends and family, it is also the time of year when people are looking at resolutions to improve their lives. Many will sign up for the gym, quit smoking, promise to eat better...
Motivating Staff Members: Cash Is Not King Recently, MSA President Susan Tudor asked for suggestions from other MSA members on ShopTalk for ideas that would help motivate employees to convert visitors to members. I replied to Susan in a private message, and she...